Too Old to Marry

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 Theme code Index    1131 3353
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 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Country Dance
 Key/Tonic of    F
 Accidental    1 flat
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/4
 History    SCOTLAND(Central Scotland)
 Structure    AABBCC
 Editor/Compiler    John Watlen
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:The Celebrated Circus Tunes
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 4
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1791
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 Score   (1)   



X:1 T:Too Old to Marry T:I'm Over Young to Marry??? M:2/4 L:1/8 Q:"Lively" N:"Perfom'd by the Little Devil" N:The “Little Devil” was Master Giles, “The Little Devil on Horseback,” N:a young and talented member of the equestrian company at the N:Edinburgh circus during the 1791 season. R:Country Dance B:John Watlen - The Celebrated Circus Tunes (Edinburgh, 1791, p. 4) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:F F>GFA|A/G/F/G/ F2|A>BAc|c/B/A/B/ A2|cd/c/ cd/c/|cd/c/ ca| bgfe|f2f2:||:ccBA|ccBA|ddcB|ddcB| ccBA|ccBA|BGFE|F2 F2:||:Fc/=B/ c_B| Af/e/ ff|Fc/=B/ c_B|Af/e/ ff|Bd/f/ bb|Af/g/ aa| g/a/g/f/ e/f/e/d/|c/d/c/B/ A/B/A/G/|ccBA|ccBA|ddcB| ddcB|ccBA|ccBA|BGFE|F2F2:|]


X:2 T:Too old to marry M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Country dance B:Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 4 (1796, No. 83, p. 34) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G G>AGB|B/A/G/A/ G2|B>cBd|d/c/B/c/ B2|de/d/ de/d/|de/d/ db| c'agf'|g2g2:|ddcB|ddcB|eedc|eedc| ddcB|ddcB|cAGF|G2G2:||Gd/c/ dc|Bg/f/ gg| Gd/c/ dc|Bg/f/ gg|cf/g/ c'c'|Gf/a/ bb|abag|fgfe| dedc |BcBA|ddcB|ddcB|eedc| eedc|ddcB|ddcB|cAGF|G2FG2|]